Defining the needs

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Defining the needs searching for
partnerstools for developing cooperation
Brussels, June 27 -28 2005EU Fair LEADER

• Dr Peter Laan
• Program manager LEADER East-Netherlands
• Contact person Transnational Cooperation,
  National Network Unit, the Netherlands

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Cooperation as integral and fundamental part of
LEADER

• Problem analysis
• Sequential steps to develop cooperative
  attitude
• Towards a cooperation methodology
• Partner search process
• Cooperation themes

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A helping hand in developing cooperative actions

1. Transnational cooperation needs the addition of
   the European dimension the push and pull
   approach
2. Partner search and cooperation agents
3. Pilot project transnational cooperation support
   programme Ireland UK the Netherlands

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The push and pull approach

1. Combining European themes with the local needs
2. Strengthening European rural cultural awareness
3. Connecting European rural cultural identity with
   regional and local identity
4. The Culinarium Europa initiative as an example
   of a template-guided initiative

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Cooperation agents as flag-bearers of
transnational coopertion and European identity
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Pilot project TNC Ireland- UK NL

• Touristic potential
• A guidance product i.e. culinary interesting
  products
• Authenticity
• A network of relevant professional parties
• A coordinator

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Advantages of the template-guided approach

• Popping in is easy for those regions that fulfil
  the boundary conditions
• Natural exchange of best practices
• Natural use of potentials in LEADER regions
• International echo of regional characteristics
• Towards European identity, showing the colourful
  palette of culinary regions and the richness of
  the different cultures